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Stanley Cup 2018: Golden Knights vs. Capitals predictions

History will be made in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final. Whether that's a franchise first for the Washington Capitals, who have existed for 44 years without a Stanley Cup, or the first title for the expansion Vegas Golden Knights, in their inaugural season, remains to be seen. Regardless, the story lines

Tipsheet: Ovechkin, Capitals finally get to play for Stanley Cup

Kristina Rutherford, Sportsnet: "Ovechkin, Braden Holtby and the Washington Capitals have finally done it. They have earned a berth in the Stanley Cup Final, accomplished Wednesday on a quiet night in Tampa, a 4-0 resounding Game 7 victory that saw them lead for all but 62 seconds of a 60-minute

Steven Stamkos: Game 7 loss 'disappointing, gut-wrenching'

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said the feeling usually sinks in the day after a team is eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs. "That feeling when you wake up and you think you are just going to keep playing," he said, "and now it's over." The Lightning saw a

Ovechkin, Capitals headed to Stanley Cup Final vs. Vegas

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Alex Ovechkin is thrilled, though hardly satisfied. The Washington Capitals star is headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in his 13-year career, eager to put more distance between the Eastern Conference champions and a lingering perception of Ovechkin and the Caps as playoff

Thursday Morning Fly By: The NHL is weird

*So, as you may have noticed, the last two coaching hires made by NHL teams were coaches straight out of college. First, The Dallas Stars hired our old pal Jim Montgomery, and now the New York Rangers have added a new coach straight from Boston University. You know what this means, don't you? The